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I am going to do a Masters at the same place I did my BSc. The course is self-funded.
I like it there so I will try not to mind this, except that it kind of makes me feel more pressure, but also a bit more motivated to do ok.
I am going to try to arrange to take a placement's year of work next year, somewhere that pays good.
Hopefully this will help make up for the money I will be paying.
I advise people who do self-funded Masters to put as much effort as they can in the studies, and they can worry about the money after they finish the course.
This is with the exception of those who will have to work in parallel to their studies, something that I find very difficult so if you can avoid it don't do it.

Thanks to all the repliers, the replies are really helpful

I'm cheking out your suggestions.

if people still have suggestions please go ahead and reply...

Can you please introduce me to good bioscience journal searchengines/databases?
I prefer ones that offer at least some articles for free, like sciencedirect.

I have been using sciencedirect until now. I find it great. However I would like to expand the number of references I use by using an additional or two websites.

Please give me search-engines that will simplify things up, not make things more chaotic.

I would like to have a min number of websites to do my searches, in a way to feel as complete in my research as possible.

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
Thank you.

PhD humour

Thanks to everyone who has answered to my previous thread.
I have decided to carry on doing an MSc, I will not do an MRes only because I will have less time to work this year due to family matters (I'll be a friend's best man at his wedding, etc).

I have another question. May I remind you that my previous accomplishment is a 2.2 BSc Hons.
Say that I pass a masters with the lowest possible grade (ie I get a "Pass" instead of a "Merit" or "Distinction")
and say that I later want to do a PhD.

Will I have a chance of finding a funded PhD then?

And another question: I am thinking of going to work full time after my masters for a year.
Is there any chance that after two years the rules of entry for funded PhDs change so that I won't be able to get in any?

Thanks again.

Hi
I have some questions and I hope that you can answer:

1) I have just obtained a BSc in pharmacology from a good university in England with a grade just below 60%, in other words a 2.2 (lower second). Is there ANY chance at all that I can be accepted to do a funded PhD research in pharmacology in England or another country?

2) If I REALLY need to do a master's first, then what should I choose between a choice of MSc and a Master's by Research? Or could any of these do?

3) Are there any other routes for me for going for a PhD besides the Masters -> PhD one? i.e. can the masters step be replaced by, say, a year of relevant work experience or by another type of degree?

please remember I am interested in a funded PhD to keep the costs down.
thank you.